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12965

ZIP 12965 is Nicholville, New York, in St. Lawrence County; area code 315; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
St. Lawrence
Population
363
Coordinates
44.7059, -74.6840
☼ Live from 12965 — Nicholville, NY

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Where 12965 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12965
  • 🔢 Type 12965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,965 = 5 × 2593. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12964 (New Russia, NY, 65 mi away) and 12966 (North Bangor, NY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12965 becomes 56921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 15629, 15692, 15926, 15962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,775 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,262 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12965 and you would come out at 44.71°S, 105.32°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 12965 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population363This ZIP363
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units181This ZIP181
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,477This ZIP$66,477New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$105,200This ZIP$105,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density39.0 / sq miThis ZIP39.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees163This ZIP163
Annual payroll$16,239,000This ZIP$16,239,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$13,363,000This ZIP$13,363,000

Land area

Land area9.31 sq miThis ZIP9.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12965

ZIPCityDistance
12949 Lawrenceville, NY 3.1 mi
12967 North Lawrence, NY 4.0 mi
13697 Winthrop, NY 7.1 mi
12930 Dickinson Center, NY 7.2 mi
13613 Brasher Falls, NY 10.0 mi
13696 West Stockholm, NY 10.1 mi
12957 Moira, NY 11.5 mi
13676 Potsdam, NY 11.6 mi
12916 Brushton, NY 12.0 mi
12980 Saint Regis Falls, NY 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12965?

12965 is in Nicholville, New York, in St. Lawrence County, part of the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7059, -74.6840.

What county is 12965 in?

12965 lies in St. Lawrence County.

What area code is 12965?

Nicholville uses area code 315, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12965 in?

12965 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12965?

About 363 people live in ZIP code 12965, in 161 households, at 39.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 12965?

$66,477 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12965?

The closest are 12949 (3.1 mi), 12967 (4 mi), 13697 (7.1 mi), 12930 (7.2 mi) and 13613 (10 mi).

Is 12965 a PO Box ZIP code?

12965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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